Colleen's articles have appeared in publications around the world.  
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Criminal justice: 
Working the New York City crime beat is a shifting mix of the professionally thrilling and personally agonizing

Babies Behind Bars: Should Moms do time with their newborns? 

30th Arrest: Transit Impostor says he needs help, not jail 

Mistrial declared in one of the nation's most haunting missing children's cases

​Officer's sentence in stairway killing leaves divide, dismay

Perp walks such as Strauss-Kahn's are common in U.S. but rare overseas

After 8½ years, no trial yet in Times Square hotel killing

Despondent over 2-year saga of fraud, son of Bernard Madoff hangs himself in NYC apartment

Policing: 
Two cops shot to death while sitting in their patrol car

Right people, right place, right time: Federal trial on NYPD stop-frisk policy proves window into dept.

'What is this, Russia?' Cop claims NYPD had him committed for being a whistleblower 

Police stop-and-frisk practice growing in big cities

Eric Garner chokehold death: NYC Officer Daniel Pantaleo will not be indicted

The talk down before the take down: NYPD Arrest Retraining Discourages Verbal Abuse, Physical Violence

Other features: 
Tampon tax: Does being female in the US carry unfair costs?

BP finally stops oil spewing, 85 days, 16 hours and 25 minutes after it started leaking into Gulf of Mexico

Opulent antiques at annual show include Holy Grail of Tiffany lamps